Pumpkinbutt decided that the Kitmiss (as he calls it) tree theme this year is going to be The Creature from the Black Lagoon! (I did kinda do some persuading)
He got this Creature around Halloween and loves him. He sleeps with him, dances with him, and today was feeding him a bowl of water.
And as odd as it may be, I find that the creature has got a really nice ass:
okay back to the tree... Since my newly acquired aluminum tree has red glass tips I wanted something green for contrast. That is when the creature came to mind. I printed out a number of posters and film stills from the movie along with images of the creature onto cardstock. I then trimmed the borders in red or green glitter.
I thought the French poster (seen bottom right) was pretty cool looking. Pumpkinbutt helped to make the topper by doing the "shake 'ems" aka glitter on it.(click on images to enlarge if so desired)
21 comments:
I am at a loss for words! So fabulous ,you ROCK !
Well, darlin' - you did it again! You are the Queen of Kitsch, that's for sure. Who knew TCFTBL could be so festive?
Classic!
I wanted a lot of my ornaments to be handmade in a somewhat similar manner...but I thought that it might not look right. I was glad to see your tree.
We are still working on setting up for ours...major furniture rearrangement to fit it in.
Our tree will be purple....lots of purple. I am told "purple" or "lilac" when I say this...I say purple is purple to me & for my purposes this will include lilace.
Hands down one of the most kick ass trees I have ever seen. Love it! Thanks for sharing!
Very cool! Pumpkinbutt sure is a cutie!
Brilliant.
oh this is too wonderful! how fun
m -- hard to believe a creature with such a nice ass (although admittedly an unwholesome and unseemly shade of green) would be afflicted with centuries of passion pent up in his savage heart. But being brilliantly creature-featured on your wonderful tree has to make him feel a little better. Clever, clever girl.
Amazing! Lucky, lucky Pumpkinbutt!
I am always amazed at what you come up with!! Yeah for nice toy butts!!
Pumpkinbutt is getting so big.
that tree!!!!!!!!! where did you get it , red tips, pom pom ends and a BUILT IN COLOR WHEEL??????? OH MY
Your beautiful boy will remember this tree forever! as will every other person who gets the treat of viewing it!!
absolutely original * amazing!!
You are my Holiday Hero. Coolest. tree. EVER!
And who can resist an ass like that??? Sigh....the creature was such a romantic....
what???? oh jeez.
Now all my old fashioned goodies look so old fashioned.
Wishing I was you right now.
Hey there! I love your tree. DH and I spent our courtin' days playing the Creature From The Black Lagoon pinball machine at an arcade near campus. I finally saved up enough to but the freaking machine for his 31st birthday, and it now sits in our game room surrounded by our Creature clock and switchplate cover. The kids are too scared to even WALK in the room, much less sit smiling in front of a Creature-covered tree! Pumpkinbutt is a brave boy.
I truly admire your dedication to your craft--that tree had to be time consuming. Way to go!!
I would suggest printing out posters and other related items onto Shrinky plastic made for computers, adding a hole punch, then baking, then adding a tie or hook of some kind for hanging--then you have something that may last longer than cardstock, or, ahem, get passed down through generations. Just think what the future heirs will say about you.
I love this idea, so original! My son loves Godzilla and King Kong, I am thinking a theme tree for his bedroom!
such a great blog! and, uh....nice tree! lol!
Mary,
I loved how the tree turned out. You always amaze me with your craftiness.
Heather
When Xmas is over, I want some of the ornaments for my Creature bathroom...
The Baron
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